Antonio Conte admires Cristiano Ronaldo despite him vetoing Man United job MUFC
Ex-Inter and Roma star caught smoking on bench and 'suspended indefinitely' by clubTROLLEDBenzema beats De Bruyne, Mane and Salah as Real Madrid star wins first Ballon d'OropinionWhilst his stats don’t make for impressive reading, Conte will be plotting a way to stop Ronaldo from putting his side to the sword as he has so many times during his career.
At a time when many feel obliged to write off his impact, Conte knows the five-time Ballon d’Or winner still has the weapons to disrupt Spurs’ title ambitions. “Last season he scored a hat-trick against us. We’re talking about an incredible player, a top player. We’re talking about a player who continues to make a difference for the team in which he plays,” Conte said ahead of the trip to Old Trafford.“I have a lot of admiration for Cristiano, for his professionalism, but I hope he will remain calm, not like last season, when he scored three goals. We lost 3-2, but we lost to him, not to United last season.
Ronaldo’s influence on this fixture runs deep having scored eight Premier League goals against Spurs, including six in his last three games, meaning Conte’s side are his most prolific opponents.His goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last October set a United side – under the gaze of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win.Ronaldo’s exploits that night plunged further doom and gloom on Spurs and as a result, Nuno Espirito Santo was relieved of his duties as manager.
But it was hardly rosy at Old Trafford at the time, United were thrashed 5-0 by Liverpool at Old Trafford the previous week and the vultures were circling for the Norwegian manager.
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